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Lot 536

Sale 1345 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 19, 2024
Lots Close
Jul 2, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 - 300
Price Realized
$127
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[EARLY PHOTOG] Sixth plate daguerreotype, diminutive portrait of an aged gent by MARSHALL & PORTER.


Seated portrait of an older gentleman. (Tarnishing all along oval mat opening, spotting to mat, no preserver present; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated leatherette case with velvet pad marked with Marshall & Porter's 136 Chestnut St. address "Over Bailey & Co" (split at spine, significant exterior wear). The brass mat obscures a majority of the daguerreotype plate, having an approx. 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. oval opening to reveal the portrait.

Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon

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